Heart of glass /
Set in the pre-industrial past, the story tells of a German village that loses the secret of making its unique Ruby Glass. The townspeople turn to madness, murder, and magic in a desperate effort to recover the pure ingredient they have lost. During the filming, Herzog hypnotized his actors in orde...
| Uniform Title: | Herz aus Glas. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | In German with optional English subtitles. |
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Troy, MI :
Anchor Bay Entertainment,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Widescreen presentation. |
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| Summary: | Set in the pre-industrial past, the story tells of a German village that loses the secret of making its unique Ruby Glass. The townspeople turn to madness, murder, and magic in a desperate effort to recover the pure ingredient they have lost. During the filming, Herzog hypnotized his actors in order to help convey the atmosphere of hallucination, prophecy and the visionary. |
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| Item Description: | Original foreign title: Herz aus Glas. Videodisc release of the 1974 German motion picture. A foreign film (West Germany). Aspect ratio: 1.66:1; enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Special features: Audio commentary with producer-director Werner Herzog and Norman Hill -- Theatrical trailer -- Production notes -- Werner Herzog bio. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein ; editor, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus ; music, Popol Vuh, Studio der frühen Musik. |